Gary T - 2007-09-18 These fish are great! My local fish store had one lonesome Madagascar Rainbow, so I bought him and he is a delight. Begs at the front of the tank, very active, very agile almost acrobatic..and most of all, very peaceful. He lives in a 95 gal with 7 Boesmani Rainbows, tetras, gouramis, loaches etc. I have been looking for more, but with no luck, They seem to be pretty rare.
Anonymous - 2012-03-31 I have had my Madagascan Rainbowfish for a while now and although they are pretty rare, are very good for a beginner with a tank of 30 gallons.
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-31 As long as you keep pristine water they are very easy. They aare however very sensitive to change.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-06 The Rainbow fish is no where near as easy to bred as a molly or guppy. These fish spawn in very fast moving water and would need the current duplicated inorder to properly breed. If you set up the right environment you should be able to breed these fish. The difficulty is getting the tank right and the rest does its own thing.
Pop - 2011-11-07 I found a male and female at a local pet store and have had them in my 55g for a year. The male was 3 inches and showed great color even tho there wasn't other males in the tank. I would always see them schooling up with my roseline barbs. Unfortunately, I came home today and my male had died. I keep up with my tank with general maintence and haven't lost a fish out of the blue in the 2 years I've had the tank up. Has anyone else had this happen with the madagascar rainbows and what can cause it? Other fish seem to be fine. I did add 3 leopard corys a few days ago, but they are harmless. Thoughts?
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Alex Burleson - 2012-02-12 The Leopard Corydoras certainly did not cause the death of your Rainbowfish. At times, fish simply die, and there are no plausible explanations for why. Perhaps buy another one?
Adding a few exotic and uncommon fish like the Madagascar Rainbowfish, is a great way to make your tank stand out!
These fish are great! My local fish store had one lonesome Madagascar Rainbow, so I bought him and he is a delight. Begs at the front of the tank, very active, very agile almost acrobatic..and most of all, very peaceful. He lives in a 95 gal with 7 Boesmani Rainbows, tetras, gouramis, loaches etc. I have been looking for more, but with no luck, They seem to be pretty rare.
I have had my Madagascan Rainbowfish for a while now and although they are pretty rare, are very good for a beginner with a tank of 30 gallons.
As long as you keep pristine water they are very easy. They aare however very sensitive to change.
Are they easy to breed?
The Rainbow fish is no where near as easy to bred as a molly or guppy. These fish spawn in very fast moving water and would need the current duplicated inorder to properly breed. If you set up the right environment you should be able to breed these fish. The difficulty is getting the tank right and the rest does its own thing.
I found a male and female at a local pet store and have had them in my 55g for a year. The male was 3 inches and showed great color even tho there wasn't other males in the tank. I would always see them schooling up with my roseline barbs. Unfortunately, I came home today and my male had died. I keep up with my tank with general maintence and haven't lost a fish out of the blue in the 2 years I've had the tank up. Has anyone else had this happen with the madagascar rainbows and what can cause it? Other fish seem to be fine. I did add 3 leopard corys a few days ago, but they are harmless. Thoughts?
The Leopard Corydoras certainly did not cause the death of your Rainbowfish. At times, fish simply die, and there are no plausible explanations for why. Perhaps buy another one?